Is the name "Arduino" a trademark then .... I thought the whole thing was open source.

Yes, all software and hardware are open sourced, however the name Arduino is a trademark name. So you can build and sell an exact clone, but you should not call it an Arduino. You can say it's Arduino compatible but not sell it claiming it's an Arduino. Is that clear as mud?

If the owner of the Android chose to enforce they could kill the domain for just having the trademark in it.

I once had a domain and website called godzillamom.com which was a gift to my mother in law, who has one of he most unique godzilla collections in the world.

With in about 30 days I received a cease and desist letter asserting trademark godzilla from toho, the letter has been added to the collection, but the up shot was I made a claim under a similar stance.

It was ruled against in the dispute and it was later removed with an official takedown.

The Arduino team have shown that they will defend the Arduino trademark in this capacity.

Woah, I haven't checked here in a couple of days ... seems my site generated some discussion

I'm currently working on my first real arduino project and saw an opportunity to have a central place for ardiuno developers. I may need help locally on my project in Toronto and I'm sure many people will need arduino developers in the future as this platform gains wider acceptance. I'm really excited about the partnership between Android and Arduino .. this should really help Arduino explode!

As for the name, I just wanted something catchy that explains what the site is about .. Arduino Experts! This seemed no different to me than the other countless sites with open source/trademarked names like:

Seems like no problem for these guys and they've been operating for years!! If anything, I'm helping the Arduino eco system to flourish by spending my own time and money to build out 3rd party tools that enable their integrators and developers to interact!

I also clearly state at the bottom 'This website has no affiliation or connection with Arduino™' and don't use their logo or misrepresent them in any way.

And to the armchair lawyers in the crowd.. really? If everyone thought like this nothing cool would ever be made .. now let's get back to designing awesome stuff using Arduino!